Weekend beercast: Remember Goliad on Texas Independence Day

If you’ve looked at Facebook today, you’ve seen photos of kids dressed up in cowboy and cowgirl outfits. There may not be as many as Go Texan Day shots as there were first-day-of-school photos, but I saw enough to know that Texans still like to dust off their Texas pride from time to time.

I remember my mom pinning a “Go Texan” string tie on me before dropping me off at Garden Villas Elementary School, and I’m glad moms are still taking the time to mark the occasion with their kids today.

Before we talk about grownup ways to celebrate Independence Day, which is Sunday, a quick recap of how Texas came to be its on nation for nine years.

For out-of-staters and natives who slept through seventh-grade Texas history class, March 2, 1836, is the day a group of Texans gathered at Washington-on-the-Brazos to sign a declaration of independence from Mexico. That was followed by bloodshed at the Alamo and, ultimately, at San Jacinto the following April 21. That’s the other day we commemorate.

Can anyone tell me what day we celebrate statehood? I didn’t think so.

Anyway, if you saw my story in Wednesday’s Flavor section, you know that Spec’s is offering a series of Texas discounts and special releases from Texas breweries throughout the month of March. If you missed it, check it out here.

If you want to wear your hat and boots to pick up your six-packs, more power to you, though you might look a little out of place in modern-day Houston.

But I think everyone should channel their inner-Texan at 3 p.m. Sunday, when James Simpson of “What’s on Tap Radio” airs a live broadcast celebrating Goliad Brewing Co. The event will be at Outlaw Dave’s Worldwide Headquarters, where Simpson and Chris Spradley record the weekly beer program on KPRC-950 AM. It’s one of two local radio programs dedicated to our favorite beverage, the other being Drink of Ages at 7 p.m. on Saturday nights on News 92.1 FM. (I’ve been a guest on both programs and think you will enjoy them.)

You probably are not yet familiar with the brewery getting close to opening down south, but the name Goliad should ring a bell from that Texas history class. That’s where Col. James Fannin and many of his men were executed following a skirmish in that war for independence.

On the fields of San Jacinto, Texas soldiers shouted not just “Remember the Alamo!” but also “Remember Goliad!”

And on Sunday, you can join Simpson and Spradley in meeting the brewery team and trying Goliad Golden Ale and Redfish IPA. The party will include crawfish and giveaways — and, I bet, a lot of Texas bragging.

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What: Goliad Brewing Co. will have beers during a live “What’s on Tap Radio” broadcast.